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Sweden’s pandemic response faulted as too slow, unprepared

Fri, 2021-10-29 22:13 — mike kraft

Sweden's pandemic response faulted as too slow, unprepared COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s response to the spread of coronavirus was too slow and its preparations to handle a pandemic were insufficient, a stinging official report concluded Friday. The Scandinavian country has stood out among European nations for its comparatively hands-off response to the pandemic, emphasizing individual responsibility and choices instead of mandated government health measures. AP NEWS

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Opinion: Stop the false narrative about young children and covid. They need vaccines. And why some parents hesitate, plus survey

Thu, 2021-10-28 22:24 — mike kraft

Opinion | Stop the false narrative about young children and covid. They need vaccines. Data from the FDA refutes the false narrative that children are not at risk of covid-19. Leana S. Wen Washington Post

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One percent of adults say they've left job due to vaccine mandate: KFF poll

Thu, 2021-10-28 19:57 — mike kraft

One percent of adults say they've left job due to vaccine mandate: One percent of all adults in a Kaiser Family Foundation poll said they’ve left a job due to COVID-19 vaccine requirements as more workplaces institute mandates. Justine Coleman TheHill

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Analysis: An FDA adviser said we need to give kids vaccines to fully understand their safety. Here’s the crucial context.

Thu, 2021-10-28 05:29 — mike kraft

Analysis | An FDA adviser said we need to give kids vaccines to fully understand their safety.

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U.S COVID Cases are falling in all regions although hot spots remain

Wed, 2021-10-27 04:51 — mike kraft

COVID Cases Keep Falling The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in the United States has plunged 57% since peaking on Sept. 1. Almost as encouraging as the magnitude of the decline is its breadth: Cases have been declining in every region. Forecasting COVID’s future is extremely difficult, and it’s certainly possible that cases will rise again in the coming weeks. But the geographic breadth of the decline does offer reason for optimism. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times Past COVID increases have YahooNews

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Stress from the pandemic has made even basic decision-making difficult-- poll

Tue, 2021-10-26 23:22 — mike kraft

Stress from the pandemic has made even basic decision-making difficult, poll finds Daily tasks such as choosing what to wear are a struggle, particularly for younger adults, parents and Black and Latino people, according to the American Psychological Association. NBC News

Stress from the pandemic has people struggling to make decisions large and small, with nearly a third of adults questioning even basic day-to-day choices, according to a new report.

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Pilot program finds cash cards helped encourage vaccinations in several underserved communities

Tue, 2021-10-26 22:46 — mike kraft

You Couldn't Pay Some People to Get Vaxxed. Or Could You? Pilot program finds cash cards did the trick in several underserved communities Molly Walker medpagetoday

Offering a $25 incentive for the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine increased uptake, as well as vaccine interest, particularly among residents of underserved communities, a small pilot study in North Carolina found.

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Misinformation issue: Facebook failed to take action against anti-fax misinformation postings--whistleblower reports

Tue, 2021-10-26 21:11 — mike kraft

Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users WASHINGTON (AP) — In March, as claims about the dangers and ineffectiveness of coronavirus vaccines spun across social media and undermined attempts to stop the spread of the virus, some Facebook employees thought they had found a way to help. AP NEWS

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Japan and South Korea never did full lockdowns. It left lessons on how to coexist with the virus.

Thu, 2021-10-21 19:47 — mike kraft

Japan and South Korea never did full lockdowns. It left lessons on how to coexist with the virus. For many countries, the goal is balancing life and the coronavirus. Japan and South Korea have been at it for a while. Michelle Lee Washington Post

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Record COVID-19 deaths hit Russia, Eastern Europe as region spurns vaccines

Wed, 2021-10-20 23:11 — mike kraft

Lockdowns, record COVID-19 deaths hit Russia, Eastern Europe as region spurns vaccines Russia will shut workplaces for a week, Latvia went back into lockdown for a month and Romanian funeral homes are running out of coffins, as vaccine-sceptic countries across ex-communist Eastern Europe face record-setting disease and deaths. Octav Ganea,Alexander Marrow Reuters

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